Bank of America to close its Dodge City branch early next year

Bank of America plans to close its branch in Dodge City.

The Charlotte, N.C.-based bank will close the branch at 619 N. Second Ave. in Dodge City on Feb. 6, bank spokeswoman Diane Wagner said in an e-mail Friday.

Customers were notified of the closing in a letter last Friday, she said.

Wagner said the bank does not disclose the number of people it employs at a branch. She said affected employees will be receiving severance or help with transferring to other positions and locations within Bank of America.

“The decision to close is driven primarily by a decline in transactions, as customers increasingly rely on other channels including mobile banking and online banking,” she said in the e-mail.

The closing marks the bank’s last location in Dodge City.

At one time it operated two branches there. The second was at 2307 N. Central.

This story was originally published October 31, 2014 at 11:13 AM with the headline "Bank of America to close its Dodge City branch early next year."